South Australian state redistribution update

This is a quick blog post about a story that I've missed up until now. As they do every four years, the South Australian electoral...

Independents surge in NT election

Nominations closed on Friday for the Northern Territory election - to be held two weeks from today. The number of independents running in the coming...

NT election August 27 – check out the guide

Voters in the Northern Territory go to the polls on August 27 to elect a new Legislative Assembly. The Country Liberal Party returned to power...

Don’t like senators winning with 77 primary votes? Here’s how to fix it

There's been a lot of attention over the last few days on the newly elected One Nation senator from Queensland, Malcolm Roberts. His election...

ACT 2016 – the guide

Voters in the Australian Capital Territory go to the polls on October 15 to elect a new Legislative Assembly. The current 17-member assembly will be...

Senate preferences – unpacking the data

One of the exciting things about the new Senate voting system is that we are on the verge of gaining a lot of new...

Tasmanian Senate button-push – summary

I've got a piece prepared for the Guardian today which discusses the Tasmanian Senate result but I had some thoughts that didn't fit in...

Double NSW elections – the guide

There are two New South Wales state seats which are due to hold by-elections this year, after the incumbent MPs resigned to run (successfully)...

QLD redistribution – the numbers

Queensland is about to dive into a redistribution of state electorates, to update the existing electoral map which was created in the lead up...

Map update – ward maps for NSW and Victoria

As we get close to the conclusion of the federal election, I've started work on some upcoming elections. There will be council elections in New...